Plant interaction indices based on experimental plant performance data

Positive Plant Interactions and Community Dynamics

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 17-37

  Kikvidze, Zaal ^a   Armas, Cristina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA FUNCIONAL Y EVOLUTIVA   (Spain)

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EID: 77749304845     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/9781439824955     Document Type: Chapter

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